Saudi Quest To Join Trade Body Opposed

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August 18, 1993

The Anti-Defamation League Tuesday urged the Clinton administration to oppose Saudi Arabia's membership in the GATT world trade body until Riyadh promises to stop enforcing the Arab boycott against Israel. The group, which fights anti-Semitism and bigotry worldwide, said Saudi requests to American corporations for information on their dealings with Israel were running ''at an all-time high.'' Such requests, which are a major means of implementing the Arab boycott against corporations that do business with Israel, were up 40 percent during the first quarter of 1993 compared to the first quarter of 1992, the ADL said.